Quintessence of Dust

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Thinking about the douchecanoe who literally made the world a worse place for others.

My mother-in-law was a beautiful person who spent her life helping others. She passed away this week and deserves to be remembered.

UPDATE: More BLATANT ANTISEMITISM from Grok — now saying Jews celebrate dead kids😕😳 Seems xAI is poisoning MEMPHIS to build a weapon of mass antisemitism. Will local officials speak up? @mayorpaulyoung? @MemphisChamber? @ADL? Here’s what else it said: tnholler.com/2025/07/memp...

I have enjoyed John Lithgow’s work, but after watching his @variety.com video where he describes his career making part, Roberta Muldoon (a character who helped me understand that I was #trans) as “funny looking” and “a man who chose to be a woman,” I can no longer do so. These shitty old men…

"The fictional detective Harry Bosch might describe this as 'everything is a distraction or nothing is a distraction.' I’m going with nothing. Fight it all. Fight it by following the facts, the golden rule, and America’s North Star values."

❗️While covering protests in 🇺🇸Los Angeles, 9News Australia reporter Lauren Tomasi was shot in the leg with a rubber bullet at close range by an American police officer.

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia Indictment www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/07/t...

Yes, but one trans girl won some medals. Let’s focus on what is really important to people’s lives.

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In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive. Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it. Whoops. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

It is no longer possible to make a statement without including an addendum addressing the inevitable whatabbouts. Addendum: Responses to this statement require addendums. Addendum to the Addendum: In the best interest of preventing misunderstandings, Addendums should include addendums.

I like to think Mario is laughing at Puck’s amusing anecdote. #cockatiel #cat #bird #catsky #birdsky

Puck, our new baby cockatiel, is either mimicking radio static or demanding a snack. #cockatiel #birdsky

Puck, our new baby, is chilling with the family #cockatiel #birdsky

Robert De Niro is expressing his love and support for his daughter Airyn De Niro, after she recently shared publicly for the first time that she is transgender. cnn.it/3EY1msu

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)

Luigi is recharging for a long day of naps. #cats #catflashes #catsky #catsofbluesky

Mario has his prey in sight (his sister, Eris). He brings terror to those poor souls foolish enough to cross his path. #cat #catflashes #catsky #catsofbsky

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Tennis Balls xkcd.com/3080

“Our autopsy found the Holy Father had a substantial amount of Eucharist in his system— roughly four times the legal limit—at the time of death,” said Fernando Ruini theonion.com/vatican...

Vulture Cinematrix No. 395: Apr 25, 2025 I got 7/9 Correct Score: 1923 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩 Play at: vulture.com/vulturecinem... #VultureOchiGrid

Eris enjoying a well earned nap #cat #catflashes #catsky #catsofbluesky

She looks like she's planning to kidnap Geordi La Forge en route to Risa and manchurian candidate him to kill the Klingon governor

Eris readies her attack #cats #catsky #catflashes

Eris defending her fortress from the Brat attack #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky #funnycatvideo

Human kindness still exists ♥️ Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨♥️

Herbert Mullin believed that he had to kill people to save California from a devastating earthquake. Herbert Mullin killed people and there was not a devastating earthquake. Ergo, Herbert Mullin saved California.

On the bedsheets, the messy bedsheets, the Luigi sleeps all day. Lu-eeeeeee-ee-ee-ee-gee he sleeps all day. #cat #catsofflashes

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Happy International Asexuality Day!!!🖤🩶🤍💜

Or what?

The real misdirection is the complete lack of exposure on a very serious and widespread humanitarian crisis taking place in our domestic prisons. Trump plays games with the market, and that’s all anyone talks about. I doubt he follows through with any of it. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

History really is the best teacher, if we would only pay attention & heed the warnings…

Alienate our allies Crash the market Devalue the dollar Spike prices Dismantle the federal government Cause immigrants to live in fear Make others not want to come here If you made a blueprint for how to hurt 🇺🇸, it would look a lot like this Putin is enjoying the show

My friend from the NOAA lab that brings you the Keeling Curve wants that world to know that things are horrible inside NOAA.

Do you ever wonder if there are actually people in the world with a particular set of skills who are sometimes required to use them to take down legions of unskilled minions and the occasional highly skilled boss? If you know such a person or are one, please let me know.

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

When you’re chronically ill, your baseline is everything. The non disabled can’t possibly fathom the amount of time & energy that goes into maintaining what’s left of our health. It takes ages to make the tiniest gains, and only split seconds to lose them. Be kind. Respect our boundaries.

Full of eldritch dread this morning.

If your bank raises your overdraft fees, take your business elsewhere.

There should be a Schoolhouse Rock version of this!

Dear Mr. Lennon, I feel that you have given me no choice but to reply to your continued attempts to contact me. I would have thought you would have got the message that I do not want to see you. I am engaged to the “other guy”. You have lost this girl. Signed Rita